San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-06-18
EDITORIAL BREVITIES

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vices H. commissioners court over this
conspiracy blundcr. There Is that much
milk In the cOcOanut, ifnOt more.
Houston adds baby show" to the
attractions of her state enCampment. :"
press dinner" and other arrangements
| for next week. The Tribune says that n
military guard has been provided for the
| Judges.
! SPRINGFIELD. KS, enters the journal
| istic ring with paper bearing the do
| nestle title OF the "SORp Box Its ia
| sues should be clean, il nothing more;
| the columns will no doubt have a little
| lye In them, however.
DIR. MCGLYNN has antRgGniZed Rome,
read himself out OF the wOrkingmen's
| books, and insulted the American branch
Of the Irish National league. lie has
only Henry George left, and he will be
left with Henry George.
Tue south wants peace and not the re-
turn of n lot Of flags which do not repre-
sent the sentiment OF the south In rela-
ton to the national government.
TIE first stage OF the lniquity has been
| contaminated and the Infamous crimes
| act has passed the committee and will
assuredly pass the commons. The end
| OF this matter is repeal with or without
blOodshed, as may be.
The Union is again In the saddle. 1t
| has not been out Of the saddle, though
| sadly out of ballots OF late, and does not
| propose to lower the dignity OF the
stars and stripes to the level Of the
stars and bars" This il the exact
meaning Of this whole uprOar.
THIS "conspiracy" trial in San Anto-
MO il tue last living exemplificstiOn OF
the lack of foresight in men who are
only celebrated for hindsight. 1t il a
complete case OF last tir5ts' and first
| lasts"
| Houston Is making elaborate prepare
lions for taking care OF her military
| companies and the enCampment visitors.
| Houston Is not San Antonio, but her
| people will do all in their power 10 make
| good the natural deficiencies of the To-
cation. She promises fright of way
to all visitors and the finest editorial
spread ever Iaid in Texas.
| BIsMARK has long been trying to teach
Europe, by German example, that there
are no halfway measures in despOtism.
| Go the entire limits or none. Salisbury
| and Chamberlain have prOiitted by this
lesson in their dealings with Ireland.
Ii is not yet settled, however. how far
| you can put a despOtic patch into con-
| stitutiOnal, representativ monarchy gar
ment without making the rent worse.
The reports of malignant coast fever
| ut Guaymas on the west and at Key West
| should quicken the motions Of health Of
| IiC.rs all along our gulf and
| rOast in our cities AS well.
No precautions should be neg
jroted. The appearance Of tles' fevers
| so.rarly in the reason mean danger OF o
ordinary character.
The prohibition press throughout the
| state, with few exceptions, have been
| quite fail in their treatment OF the un-
| ~avOry circumstances which have OCCa-
| sIUnrd 80 much reA! regret to the Citi-
| Lens of this city irrespective Of pro or
| anti proOliyIties. The matter is very
| generally regarded as one which did
| not in any sense have the sanction of
| he Rnt-prOhibitiOnsts OF this place
| and for which they cannot justly he
| held responsible.
GROVER has tagged that train Of Ad-
! iutant-Gtneral Drums amt Eide-trackrd
| t. The ilags will remain in Uncle
| SANS custody, At least until some other
| democratic KING arises who does not
| he memories Of that struggle. which de-
| termined the power of this nation to
uveTthrOw rebellion and establish in all
-taIes the authority Of the federal gov
| "rnmeRt.
BAYARD approves the order for return
| 81 Confederate flags. Naturally. What
better WAS to be expected OF the head Of
| q department who cannot maintain our
lights abroad, than that he should UNI
derrate the national feeling at home.
| This nation should advertise for seCre
! tary of state who believes clear down
| into his boots that this republic is really
u nation with AN.
The change in the Irish crimes hill.
| made by the conservatives, is merely a
| sop to CerbeTus. 1t is intended to rem
! der the measure of the iniQuitv less full
q the average Englshman. Under the
| amendment Of the government not all Of
| enders will be tried in England; only
| ruCh OF them as the crown officers shall
| designate. 1t is n distinction without a
| difference. II is not designed to rcliev e
| ireland, but to make the coercion bill
less obnoxious on the surface.
THE interested. initiated and unini-
| tiated, are all at sea concerning Phil
| ArmUur's whereabouts in the big wheat
| -QueeZe. No one but his intimate bust
| ness associates can tell whether he was
"squeeZee' or a "squeeZOT" The gem
| 'ral opinion, however, is that Phil waa
on the right side Of the market and did
not get pinohcd. For a prominent Chris
| tian, Phil has very saving acquaintance
With the gospel Of greed.
THE New York World has reached the
! goal Of its ambition. The big gas globe
! which il has been Initiating at st Louis
! -cOOtrd skywarG yesterday at / O'Clock
| and struck out for the New York Sane
! tum. The currents Of air, however.
! bearing nOrtherly they will very proba-
! bly, land somewhat nearer the hub than
! Gotham. Moore is aerOnhut, HaZen,
Ir., represents the signal service, Dough
! " is photographer and Duffy is the
World correspondent. This promises to
he the highest flight of journalism on
record.
SINCE KapiOlanI left Honolulu her IIege
! lord ia reported in peck of trouble and
! mis- deposition was declared imminent bv
! DR.. CrusOm, who recently left the island
| The San Francisco consul denies this re-
! port and represents all serene. The diff
! fCulties grew out of the manner in
| which Chinese merchants are taxed for
trading privileges which are not given
them as per contract after being laVishly
| paid for.
THE wheat spectators in Chicago have
| about reached the end of their rome.
| That 100000 bushels cash wheat and
2l,OOO,OOO millions Of June options was
| not enough to corner the market and
| they have COlIap-e ed. No one who is
opposed to gambling as a means of liv-
ing will have any COmmiseratiOn for